Senators to grill Norfolk Southern CEO and EPA officials about the toxic train derailment in Ohio. Watch our live coverage.
The chief executive officer of a railroad company that operated a train that derailed and caused a release of toxic chemicals in February will testify in Congress on Thursday, amid scrutiny over the railway’s history of opposing federal safety regulations and criticism that it has cut jobs related to maintenance and inspection.
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw is set to appear before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, where senators will grill him on steps the railway is taking to protect public health and the environment in the wake of the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio., in the western part of the state, causing power outages and triggering a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents.
Cleanup efforts in East Palestine, Ohio, continue. The catastrophic Feb. 3 derailment prompted an evacuation order of area residents as officials conducted a controlled burn of the chemicals, including vinyl chloride, that the train was carrying. Many residents have said they feel they have
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